Moon internal structure from Apollo seismic data: A corner stone for planetary seismology

51 Pages·2014·8.93 MB·English

by  R. Garcia

Moon internal structure from Apollo
seismic data:
A corner stone for planetary seismology
R. F. Garcia
ALSEP station
Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace
Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
Toulouse University
Outline
Apollo seismic experiments
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Constraints on internal structure from top to
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bottom
Sub-surface
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Crustal structure
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Mantle and deep structures
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Other geophysical constraints
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Hot debate : structure of the lowermost mantle
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Preparing new observations
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ALSEP experiment
7 years of continuous recordings
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Very good sensors but poor A/D converters
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Very limited bandwidth (0.3-1.2 Hz), strong scattering
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17
11
12
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16
ALSEP experiment
7 years of continuous recordings
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Very good sensors but poor A/D converters
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Very limited bandwidth (0.3-1.2 Hz), strong scattering
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Temporary experiments + gravimeter (Apollo 17)
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17
11
12
14
16

Kawamura et al., 2014
Lunar quake zoology
5
Lognonné & Johnson, 2007
Sub-surface exploration
by seismic studies
Recent re-processing by passive monitoring
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methods → 2 meters of fine dust at Apollo 17
site

Larose et al. (2005)
Sub-surface exploration
by seismic studies
This layer appears
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below all the ALSEP
seismic stations, but
Significant variations
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betwen the stations
Large uncertainties in
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the first meters due to
bandwidth and
resolution of Apollo
seismometers.

Horvath et al. (1980)
Sub-surface exploration
by seismic studies
Apollo 17 deployed an active a small scale
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seismic network → meter scale dust layer with
very low seismic velocities

Cooper et al. (1974)
Crust Structure
(below Apollo Stations)
Mainly constrained from direct phases
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Single SP conversion below S12 (Vinnick et al.,
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2001)
Chenet et al. (2006)
Crust Structure
(below Apollo Stations)
Average crustal thickness of 28 km
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Strong lateral variations consistent with gravity
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data

Beyneix et al. (2006) Chenet et al. (2006)